Toyota has found a way to allow cars to send real-time information to data-processing centers that will use it to improve mapping for self-driving cars. Toyota promises the technology, which will debut in production cars by 2020, can send onboard camera and GPS information through the cloud to data centers that patch it together for…
Sotheby’s is seeking between $800,000 and $900,000 for the gorgeous 1967 Toyota 2000 GT, the original Japanese supercar that Sean Connery’s 007 drove in You Only Live Twice. Before WWII, the cars built in Japan were mainly foreign companies setting up local manufacturing operations. Japanese companies really only tackled new cars themselves after the war,…
The Camry has been a class-leader for years; however, Toyota is never content to let the best mid-size sedan on the road rest on its laurels. That’s why for 2016 it has received an extensive face lift that updates both its exterior and interior. A large spindle-style grille is the first change one notices when looking…
Back in April, Toyota announced they would be moving their corporate headquarters from Torrance, California to Plano, Texas over the next few years. Overall, it is expected that this move will save money for the company, but there were also several other reasons cited for the move as well. The overall goal of the company’s…
The increasingly interesting time we live in has been referred to and referenced as many things, one of those—the “Gadget Age”—emphasizes to what effect the abundance of technological gadgetry has had on our lives. From touch screens to voice commands, we are, for better or for worse, an age defined by these small gadgets. It…
When consumers think about the Toyota brand. it’s understandable that Japan comes to mind After all, that is where the corporation originated. So it came as a surprise to many that when the Toyota Motor Corporation launched their new Toyota Corolla in Japan this year, they also disclosed that their ground breaking crash prevention system…
One of the most trusted resources for determining car value – Kelley Blue Book – was once a car dealership in 1918. Blue books were almanacs first used by the government in the U.K. for record keeping during the 15th century. Kelley Blue Book owner, Les Kelley, published a blue book in 1926 to help assess the…
Have you ever thought about how great it would be if you could drive your cell phone? Well, maybe you’re not like us, but at McGrath Elmhurst Toyota we think about stuff like that occasionally, and in our make believe cell phone car scenario, that car is always a Toyota. It’s not a stretch either as Toyota…
The Toyota Tacoma is the truck for anyone who ever dreamed of taking off for a road trip at a moment’s notice. It’s the truck for hauling, driving, mudding, exploring, lounging, and pretty much anything else your mind could dream up, and you only need sixty seconds to experience it all. In the new ad…
